
Tourism - Travel
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The Philosophy of Travel
The day we think of travel as being a really positive thing, it helps us to find our authentic selves. But historically, it wasn't thought about that way at all. In the 17th century, people describe travel as unpleasant, difficult, laborious. And I think that this is connected with the slow rise of leisure travel. The philosophy of travel is all about looking at philosophical problems in questions posed by travel.
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